Life Care Center Of Leominster
Life Care Center of Leominster in LEOMINSTER, MA — inspection on April 29, 2026.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 04/29/26 at 2:28 P.M., the Director of Nurses (DON) said the Unit Manager had notified her that Resident #1 had new bruising on his/her left forearm.
The DON said that she, the ADON, and the Unit Manager investigated the bruises and determined that the bruise was caused by Resident #1 self-propelling his/her wheelchair.
The DON said she could not recall when she was made aware that Resident #1 had alleged that staff were rough with care and was the cause of the bruising on his/her left forearm.
The DON said she did not investigate the bruises as an allegation of abuse by staff but should have.During a telephone interview on 05/13/26 at 12:05 P.M., the Administrator said that she had not been made aware that Resident #1 made an allegation of rough care by staff on 04/07/26 until the day of survey (04/29/26).
The Administrator said that immediately after staff noticed new bruising on Resident #1's forearm and he/she alleged rough care by staff, the incident should have been reported and investigated as an abuse allegation and not just an injury of unknown origin.
The Administrator said that because a thorough abuse investigation had not been completed, staff on all shifts from 48-72 hours prior to the allegation being made had not been interviewed or asked to write a witness statement specific to the abuse allegation, other residents on the unit had not been interviewed, and efforts to identify an accused staff member had not been made, but should have been.
The Administrator said that once she was made aware that Resident #1 had made an allegation of abuse by staff, a thorough abuse investigation had been completed, and she had not been able to substantiate abuse.
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